It's eerie how relevant his routines are, even ten years after his passing. I can't think of any recent stand-ups who even come close to touching Hicks' legacy.

Very not crap.

I only wish there were more of his material out there.

Well, while I'm wishing for stuff I might as well wish he was still alive. He was coming to England to make a tv series.

Bill Hicks is the greatest standup of all time. Period.

He's up there as an influence on all my favorite comics. Patton Oswalt, David Cross and Lewis Black would not have that style if it wasn't for Bill Hicks. Amazing performer whose routines almost pre-date the dilemma in Iraq.[/i]

I say we stop posting the most obvious crap/not craps....Hicks slayed, so why do we need to vote? Everyone that's heard him agrees, I believe.

We all know Sabbath melts faces.

I don't know, maybe I'm just a grumpy old man.

Bill Hicks is probably the most intellegent comedian ever. all of his material is as relevent now as it was ten years ago or so.

"Think of me as Chomsky with dick jokes."

-Bill Hicks

not crap.

not crap.

not crap.

come on now.
NOT CRAP loud and clear.

Don't get me wrong, I love Bill Hicks as a man and a decent soul and as a commenter on fucked-up funny shit including drugs and politics and sex. However, to be truly critical we must dissect even our heroes. His "routine" could be slow at times, taking a bit too long to get to the jokes. At least I'm basing this on the shows I've seen. He is not the funniest comic, but the most insightful and brave since Lenny Bruce. Sorry but there are several other comics I could name that have more violently hilarious material and delivery. I think people glow for Hicks because A: he's a dead hero and B: his subject material was stuff a lot of people didn't approach with a long stick. We feel so close to his stuff because he brought us close, us outcasts and non-conformists and generally wierd wigged-out mofos. But the dude maybe should have not eaten mushrooms right before getting on stage sometimes, cuz he could really take too long explaining shit sometimes.

Just sayin. But definitely Not Crap. Excellent man